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Holychild seduce The Echo, while Decorator get things funky and Travelers make their debut

Holychild seduced a crowd of Angelinos this past Monday night at The Echo. The band started playing and soon Liz Nistico would come out in a fur, pink baby doll dress, and leopard skin high heels boasting a pretty sexy performance. I saw them a few months ago opening for MØ, and in just a few […]

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Broods to Headline The Observatory

Auckland, New Zealand sibling duo Broods are scheduled to headline The Observatory in Santa Ana on Friday, March 6th. We just caught the synth-pop duo delivering a magnetic performance earlier this year, alongside Meg Myers. That standout performance left quite an impression and many will be elated that they are back again so soon. The band […]

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Theophilus London to Headline The Echoplex

Fashion forward and slick as hell, singer-songwriter Theophilus London, breathes new life into a spectrum of genres from soul-pop to indie-electro to rap and R&B. He is touring in support of his newest album release, Vibes, which was executive produced by Kanye West and showcases his penchant for catchy, expressive lyrics and extremely dance-able jams. […]

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Future Islands’ showmanship unmatched at Red Bull Sound Select’s #30DaysInLA series

Future Islands were off to a shaky start at the Wiltern for night 20 of Red Bull Sound Select’s #30DaysInLA series. Front man, Samuel Herring came out and expressed his gratitude for being on the Red Bull Select tour and started their first song. The band was not quite in sync and the bassist said […]

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Cold War Kids treat fans to an epic night of music at sold-out hometown show at The Observatory

The Cold War Kids came home last night to play to a sold out crowd at The Observatory. Surprisingly the crowd skewed younger than expected for a band that has been hard at work rocking fans since 2004. Seeing a plethora of younger fans demonstrates that CWK’s current, more masculine and guttural sound is finding an […]

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Sandra B. Olinger |
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Get the ticket password for KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas 2014

The password for tickets to the 25th Annual KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas has been released. Like every year, if you want to purchase tickets to the coveted festival, you need a ticket password. This is not a presale password. This year the KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas will feature acts such as Bush, Rise Against and Royal Blood […]

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Video Premiere: Pasadena indie rockers, Ride The Wave share video for “A Little More”

Photo by Lisa Carlson From Pasadena, indie alt rockers, Ride The Wave have released the official video for their melodic new song “A Little More”. With a touch of cymbals and yearning vocals that give a sense of urgency to the tender guitar strings, “A Little More” is pleasantly melodic and sure to get stuck […]

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Of Montreal deliver a creepy, yet playful performance at Great American Music Hall

For the second year in a row, of Montreal graced the stage of San Francisco’s Great American Music Hall for back-to-back shows this past Tuesday and Wednesday. The band, made up of almost entirely new members besides frontman Kevin Barnes, is currently touring the US in support of their recent album Lousy with Sylvianbriar. Opening […]

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Sandra B. Olinger |
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Panic! At The Disco ignites the Greek for fans both old and new

Tuesday night, I took a trip back to my high school days. No, a DeLorean and Doc Brown weren’t involved. All it took was a trip to the Greek Theatre to see Panic! At The Disco, a band whose popularity first emerged when I was still a teenager with little life experience. One thing that […]

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Sky Ferreira to headline the Belasco Theater in Downtown Los Angeles

Sky Ferreira returns to Los Angeles with a headlining performance at the Belasco Theater in Downtown Los Angeles! The sexy pop-starlet will take the stage on Thursday, November 20 as part of her West Coast tour dates . The girls has been touring all over the planet and is ready to put L.A. under her […]

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Sandra B. Olinger |
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Yuna Lights Up Twilight Concerts at Santa Monica Pier with Illustrious Sheen

The summer concerts have started and one of our favorite spots to feel the sun, ocean breeze with incredible music is the Twilight Concerts at the Santa Monica Pier.  Last night Yuna, a charismatic young singer from Malaysia, took over the stage and conquered the crowd with her soft vocals and soothing presence. Her music has dashes of […]

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Win Tickets to Popshop West 021 with The Knocks at The Echoplex

Popshop West 021 is a pop music club night styled by Neon Gold Records and will be featuring performances by NYC electronic music duo The Knocks, dance noise-makers ASTR and LA’s very own synth pop outfit DWNTWN at The Echoplex on Thursday, July 3.  Bust out your hottest summer outfit and prepare to get down, dirty […]

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Lorde returns to Los Angeles with performance at Greek Theatre

  Lorde at Coachella 2014 — Photo by Monique Hernandez for Grimy Goods As previously reported, Lorde has announced a North American tour and a Los Angeles date was just now added. Lorde is back in Los Angeles with a headlining show date at the Greek Theatre on Monday, October 6th. Opening up for Lorde at […]

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Lorde announces North American tour including date at Santa Barbara Bowl

Lorde at Coachella 2014 — Photo by Monique Hernandez for Grimy Goods UPDATE:  Lorde is back in Los Angeles with a headlining show date at the Greek Theatre on Monday, October 6th. Opening up for Lorde at the Greek Theatre will be Majical Cloudz. Lorde is back in Southern California with a headlining show date at the Santa Barbara Bowl on […]

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Stream The Black Keys’ new album, Turn Blue

You can now stream The Black Keys’ new album, Turn Blue in all its 13-track entirety. The album is set for release on May 13th via Nonesuch Records, but you can give it a listen a week before its release date. Turn Blue is the eighth studio album from The Black Keys, and the follow up to […]

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The Black Keys go electro pop with new single, “Fever”

Last week it was announced that the Black Keys would release a new single, and as promised the famed duo has come through with their promise. Below you can listen to the Black Keys’ first new single, “Fever” from their forthcoming album, Turn Blue, which is the follow-up to 2011’s El Camino. The Black Keys’ new album, Turn […]

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Sandra B. Olinger |
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Danish songstress MØ headlines the Troubadour this June

The soulful Danish songstress MØ (aka Karen Marie Ørsted) is coming to West Hollywood to headline the Troubadour on Wednesday, June 4th in support of her highly acclaimed debut album, No Mythologies to Follow which was released Feb. 21st via Sony Music UK. If you enjoy watching beautiful stylish women who have stunning siren-like vocals, you’ll definitely […]

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Stream Foster The People’s new album, Supermodel

Los Angeles hometown heroes, Foster The People have been creating quite the buzz for the release of their sophomore album, Supermodel. As the follow-up to their immensely acclaimed 2011 debut album Torches, a lot of high expectations have been set for their second full-length record. As a concept album, Supermodel features common and heavy themes […]

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Win Tickets to Mirah with Ages and Ages at The Satellite

Mirah graces The Satellite stage with her incorruptible pop music and adventuresome recordings. She has released over a dozen solo and collaborative recordings. Her music is full of sultry tones and airy falsettos on top of extraordinary lyrics. Her latest album, Changing Light, is due out on May 13. Check Mirah and Ages and Ages […]

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Phantogram celebrate new album with a magnificent sold out performance at Hollywood Palladium

In celebration of their incredible new album,Voices, Phantogram performed to a sold-out audience this past Saturday at the Hollywood Palladium. The New York duo seamlessly create a gorgeous blend of organic sounds with chopped rhythms and electric guitars that can powerfully fill any space. And that’s exactly what they did on this explosive evening of synth-pop pleasure. Josh Carter and […]

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